redhat linux and running server

[chaoticdriver]

I am going to run a webserver with RedHat Linux 8.0. But first I have some questions. I don't know if this is the place to put them but ohwell. I use asp, is there any program that will let linux run asp like normal? It must be freeware or GUL. And how do I now do a DataBase? Just use MySQL? Does it work like MS's ODBC or SQL? Thanks for the help, I am just really confused on it...

[genlee]

The syntax is the same for all sql database servers with very few variences like when setting permissions. Mysql is great for small databases, only problem I have with mysql is that there is no transactions or intersect yet. When I say small databases, I mean like under 500,000 entries in a field. As for asp, there is an Apache::ASP module you can use. I think it runs off of mod_perl so you will need to install that as well.

[Dolda2000]

How MS-compatible is that ASP module, really? I mean, MS ASP is so heavily COM-based, so it can't really be that compatible, right?
Not that I'd care to use ASP when there's PHP, I was just wondering.

[genlee]

We used that asp module at my previos job without any problems with it. I am sure it has some limitations but I don't know what they are since I didn't do any development with asp.

[chaoticdriver]

WHy asp? Well first off, I already know it and second I already have the books for it and thirdy and have some friends helping me with my code and they only use ASP. I might look into php though but I wouldn't know how to do anything complicated.

[Dolda2000]

Don't worry; there's more documention on www.php.net than anyone would ever need.